Copyright Policy & Licence

 

Copyright Policy

MODERATE: Journal of Religious, Education, and Social maintains a clear and transparent copyright policy to ensure that authors retain full ownership of their work while granting the journal non-exclusive rights to distribute and publish the research. This policy supports authors' intellectual property rights while also promoting the broad dissemination of knowledge.

Upon acceptance of a manuscript, the authors retain all copyright to the work, including any proprietary rights related to the methods, materials, or data described in the manuscript. Authors are free to reuse, distribute, or adapt their work for personal, educational, or institutional purposes, as long as they provide proper attribution to the original publication in MODERATE.

The journal ensures that authors can continue to use their work in future research or publications, including depositing the published version in institutional or public repositories. This helps promote further academic engagement with the research while ensuring it remains open and accessible to the global community.

License Terms 

The articles published in MODERATE: Journal of Religious, Education, and Social are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This open-access license allows users to freely share, use, and adapt the published content, under the following key terms:

  1. Proper Attribution: Users are required to give appropriate credit to the original authors and acknowledge MODERATE as the source of the article in the specified format. This ensures that the authors are properly recognized for their work.

  2. Non-Commercial Use: The article may only be used for non-commercial purposes. Users cannot exploit the article for financial gain or commercial purposes without seeking permission from the author.

  3. ShareAlike: Any modifications or derivative works based on the published article must be licensed under the same terms as the original. This ensures that all adaptations remain open and accessible for further use, maintaining the open-access nature of the work.

  4. Indication of Changes: If any modifications are made to the original work, these changes must be clearly indicated, ensuring that users can distinguish between the original and the adapted versions.

This license supports the open-access model of MODERATE, allowing the journal to maximize the reach and impact of the research it publishes, while ensuring that the authors’ rights and the integrity of the academic record are upheld.

For detailed terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, please visit the official license page.